We Love the Internet 2022/32: The Age of algorithmic anxiety edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• The age of algorithmic anxiety
• Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home
• Netflix is not in deep trouble. It’s becoming a media company
• Why HBO Max Spent $130 Million to Shelve ‘Batgirl’ and ‘Scoob 2’

Reference points:

• The Seriousness of Device Fragmentation and How It Impacts Streaming Services

Longer reads:

• Zuck turns up the heat

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• How Amy Schumer Became The Most Hated Human Ever
• Excel Esports: ALL-STAR BATTLE

Things to look at/read:

• A Sign of the Times: How Gen Z Turned Rap Emo
• How Dinner Parties Became the Fuzzy Blanket of Adulthood
• Why Your House Was So Expensive
• They Won the Lottery — and Friends and Family Turned on Them

Animal corner:

• This is the purest thing I’ve ever seen in my goddamn life
• its the weekend my dudes

Tweets of the week:

• This is why Men insurance premiums are very high
• Take these filters away from me oh my gosh
• Please tell me I’m not the only one who thought that was an inflatable of Batman twerking…
• Cannae get over how much this 90s German dance tune sounds like a woman from Glasgow saying “I’m Colin Firth”
• I’ve had this stuck in my head for 2 years. so glad to finally share it with you all.
• This is unreal

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• The Making of Silent Bruce
• Disaster at 18,200 feet
• Lewis Hamilton: The F1 Superstar on Racism, His Future, and the Shocker That Cost Him a Championship

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